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Sidewalk improvements adjoining eleven different estates have been allowed, assuming in some cases one-half the ex- pense assessed thereon by the city but not to relieve said estates in the future of liability for one-half the expense of repairing of same that may be necessary. The above named improvements were for edgestones and concrete walks.
FRANK H. PLUMER. MOODY KIMBALL, WILLIAM C. COFFIN, Committee.
Newburyport, Dec. 31, 1896.
263
TRUST FUNDS.
GREEN FUND.
To His Honor the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Newburyport :
GENTLEMEN :- The standing committee of the board of aldermen, in whose care and custody the Green fund is held in trust for the benefit of the pub- lic library, respectfully present the following report of the condition of the fund and the disposition made of the income therefrom.
INVESTMENT.
City note at 4 per cent, interest payable semi-annually $2,000 00
INCOME.
Interest payable February. $40 00
Interest payable August. 40 00 $80 00
By order of the committee the income for the year 1896 was paid to the directors of the public library to be by them expended in the purchase of works on American History, and especially in the collection of histories of New England towns in accordance with the will of the donor. For more particular details, the annual report of directors of the public library is referred to.
PHILIP H. BLUMPEY, JR., HENRY J. NOYES, CHARLES W. JOHNSON, Committee.
Newburyport, Dec. 31, 1896.
264
ANNUAL REPORTS.
ABRAHAM WILLIAMS FUND. 1
To His Honor the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Newburyport.
GENTLEMEN :- The standing committee of the board of aldermen on the Abraham Williams fund held in trust by the board of aldermen for the bene- fit of the public library of this city would respect- fully submit the following report in accordance with provisions of rules and regulations adopted for the care and custody of such funds.
INVESTMENT.
City note at 4 per cent, interest payable annually
$1,000 00 in March .
INCOME.
Paid by order of the committee to the directors of the public library . $40 00
The donor of the above bequest made no request as to the application of the income. For informa- tion touching this matter, the annual report of direct- ors of the public library is referred to.
PHILIP H. BLUMPEY, JR., HENRY J. NOYES, WILLIAM C. COFFIN, Committee.
Newburyport, Dec. 31, 1896.
265
TRUST FUNDS.
BROWN FUND.
To His Honor the Mayor and City Council of the City of Newburyport.
GENTLEMEN :- The joint standing committee on Brown fund, in accordance with the provision of rule 3, of rules and regulations in relation to trust funds, under the control of the City council, would report the fund invested as follows :
INVESTMENT.
City note at 41/2 per cent. interest payable annually
in March.
$15,000 00
Your committee would further report that the an- nual income amounting to $675.00 has been paid for the year 1896 and placed to the credit of the school department to be applied by them for the support of a grammar school in compliance with the will of the late Moses Brown the donor.
Alderman PHILIP H. BLUMPEY, JR. Councilman ABRAM A. CRABTREE, Councilman GEORGE S. CATE,
Committee. Newburyport, Dec. 31, 1896.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
FROTHINGHAM FUND.
To His Honor the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Newburyport:
GENTLEMEN :- The standing committee of the board of aldermen on Frothingham fund held in trust by the board of aldermen for the benefit of the pub- lic library, herewith present their annual report on condition of said fund and disposition made of the income therefrom.
INVESTMENT.
City note at 4 per cent. payable annually in Jan-
$1,000 00 uary . . . . ..
INCOME.
Interest at 4 per cent. paid in January. .. $40 00
By order of your committee the above income from the Frothingham fund was paid to the directors of the public library, "to be used for new, useful books for the increase of the library," in accordance with the will of the donor, the late Joseph A. Frothingham.
FRANK H. PLUMER, MOODY KIMBALL, WILLIAM C. COFFIN, Committee.
Newburyport, Dec. 31, 1896.
267
TRUST FUNDS.
WILLIAM O. MOSELEY FUND.
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Newburyport :
GENTLEMEN :- The standing committee of the board of aldermen on William O. Moseley fund held in trust by the board of aldermen of the City of Newburyport for the benefit of the public library respectfully present the following report of the con- dition of said fund and the disposition of the income accruing thereon.
INVESTMENT.
City of Newburyport note, dated May 1, 1896, at
4 per cent. interest payable semi-annually . ...
$10,000 00
INCOME.
Interest payable in May, 1896 $200 00 Interest payable in Nov., 1896. 200 00 400 00
By order of your committee the above income was paid over to the directors of the public library.
For the application of the income from this fund reference must be had to the annual report of the directors of the public library. In the expenditure of the income from this fund anything for the benefit of the institution is admissible, the donor of the be- quest making no limitations.
PHILIP H. BLUMPEY, JR., - WILLIAM C. COFFIN, COMMITTEE,
HENRY J. NOYES,
Newburyport, Dec. 31, 1896.
268
. ANNUAL REPORTS.
TOPPAN FUND.
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Aldermen, of the City of Newburyport :
GENTLEMEN :- The standing committee of the board of aldermen on the Toppan fund held in trust by the board of aldermen for the purpose hereinafter stated, would respectfully report as follows, on the condition of fund and disposal of the income there- from.
INVESTMENT.
City note at 4 per cent., interest payable annually. .. $250 00
The income thereof for the year 1896 amounting to sum of $10 has been paid by order of your com- mittee to the board of school committee to be by them awarded to the member of the senior class of the high school showing the greatest proficiency in the science of government, in accordance with the suggestion of the donor Robert N. Toppan, esq. in a communication addressed to the principal of the high school, dated Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 17, 1887.
WILLIAM C. COFFIN, MOODY KIMBALL, FRANK H. PLUMER, Committee.
Newburyport, Dec. 31, 1896. .
269
TRUST FUNDS.
PUTNAM FREE SCHOOL FUND.
To His Honor the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Newburyport :
GENTLEMEN :-- The standing committee on Putnam Free School fund, of the board of aldermen, in ac- cordance with the provisions of rule 6 of rules and regulations in relation to trust funds under the con- trol of the mayor and board of aldermen, would re- spectfully report that it appears from the schedule of investments filed by the treasurer of the board of trustees, John N. Pike, esq., May 1, 1896, that the investments of the fund were as follows.
Notes secured by mortgage $15,987 82 Stocks, R. R., Bank and Gas. 11,184 00
Bonds. 23,950 00 Deposit in Institution for Savings. . 700 00
Deposit in Five Cents Savings Bank 630 00 $52,451 82 No return made of the value of real estate, shool buildings, school furniture and apparatus owned by the trustees of the fund.
For further information as to the management of the institution supported by this fund, reference can be had to the report of school committee on consol- idated High and Putnam Schools.
HENRY J. NOYES, PHILIP H. BLUMPEY, JR., CHARLES W. JOHNSON, Committee.
Newburyport, Dec. 31, 1896.
270
ANNUAL REPORTS.
SAWYER FUND.
To His Honor the Mayor and City Council of the City of Newburyport :
GENTLMEN :- The joint standing committee of the city council on Sawyer fund, respectfully report that said fund of $5000 is invested in a city note bearing interest at the rate of 4 /2 per cent. per annum pay- able annually; and by order of this committee said income has been paid to the directors of the public library, for the year 1896.
The annual report of the directors of the public library is referred to for further information of the disposition made of the income from said fund.
HENRY J. NOYES, ANDREW J. CASEY, JOHN H. GILMAN, Committee.
Newburyport, December 31, 1896.
271
TRUST FUNDS.
TODD FUND.
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To his Honor the Mayor and City Council of the City of Newburyport :
GENTLEMEN :- The joint standing committee of the city council on Todd fund, in accordance with the requirements of rule 6 of rules and regulations in relation to trust funds under control of the city coun- cil, respectfully report that the Todd fund of $10,000 the bequest of William C. Todd, esq., is invested in a note of the City of Newburyport at 4 per cent. per annum payable annually to the trustees of the public library, to be by them expended for the benefit of the reading room attached to the public library of the City of Newburyport.
Said income for the year 1896 amounting to $400 has been paid to the trustees of the public library by order of this committee.
For further information touching the expenditure of said income, reference may be had to the annual report of the directors of the public library for the year ending Dec. 31, 1896.
HENRY J. NOYES,
Chairman.
Newburyport, Dec. 31, 1896.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
CITY REGISTRAR
FOR THE YEAR 1896.
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REPORT.
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CITY REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, March 1, 1897.
The following statistics relating to births, mar- riages and deaths in the City of Newburyport for the year ending December 31, 1896 are compiled for information and comparison, and are respectfully submitted.
BIRTHS.
No one pretends to report to this office a birth in their families, and wonder long years after why there is no record on the books of the city.
No effort is spared to make these records as complete as pos- sible, yet there are cases when it is impossible to get all the facts required for record.
The number of children born in the city during the year 1896 and recorded in this office is 331, 23 less than the previous year. Of this number ISI were males, 150 females. Unfortunate year for twins, but one pair reported, males, they lived but a few weeks. All white with a single exception. Four returned as illegitimate.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Births occurred by months and quarters as follows :
First Quar. Second Quar.
Third Quar.
Fourth Quar.
January . . . 23
April. .31
July . . 21 October .... 26
February . . 32
May . 24
August. .. . 24
November . . 30
March. .. . : 36 1 30
June. 26
Sept ... . .28
December .. . 30
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81
73
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NATIVITY OF PARENTS.
Born in the United States
Fathers. 206
200
" " " Provinces.
48
58
( " Ireland.
55
60
" " other foreign countries
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331
Of 53 children born, both parents returned as natives of New- buryport; of 67 the fathers only were returned as natives of Newburyport, and of 49 the mothers only were so returned.
MARRIAGES.
The number of intentions filed and certificates issued 121, all returned for record except two, the marriages having been sol- emnized in this city or elsewhere.
The number of marriages recorded for 1896 was 138, 23 less than last year. 118 married in this city, 20 in other places.
Marriages in each month and quarter as follows :
First Quar. Second Quar.
Third Quar.
Fourth Quar.
January . . . 13
April 15
July. ·9 August ..... 5
October. ... . 16
February . .. 9 May. ..
November .. 20
March. ..... 8 - 30
June. . 17
September . 8
December .. . 14
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Mothers.
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CITY REGISTRAR.
Marriages were solemnized by the following clergymen and officials :
Congregationalist. . Albert W. Hitchcock .IO
Charles P. Mills 14
John H. Reid . 12
Daniel T. Fiske.
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Myron O. Patton
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Presbyterian . . Horace C. Hovey. 6
T. James Macfaddin 6
Unitarian Samuel C. Beane
5
Baptist. . Louis A. Pope.
Episcopal . William C. Richardson
9
James H. Stubbs
3
Alexander Dixon I
Jewish Rabbi . R. D. Greenburg 3
Advent . . . John Pearson.
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W. S. Bezanson I
Roman Catholic. . . William H. Ryan
J. B. Lavessier. 9
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Justice of the Peace E. F. Bartlett.
I Non-resident Clergymen. 18
Non-resident Justice of the Peace I
Average age of groom, 29.28 years ; average age of brides, 24.9 years ; the oldest couple married, the groom 72 years, the bride 65 years, it being the second marriage of the groom and third marriage of the bride ; the youngest couple, the groom 19 and the bride 17 years ; there were 9 grooms under age-2 at 18 years, 3 at 19 years and 4 at 20 years ; 6 brides under age-I at 16 years and 5 at 17 years. First marriage of 118 grooms and 124 brides; second marriage of 17 grooms and 13 brides ; the third marriage of three grooms and one bride.
Only one couple where both were under age. Of 29 couples the brides were older than the groom, and II couples ages re- turned as the same.
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Methodist
John W. Ward.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
DEATHS.
Deaths occurring in this city during the year 1896, not inclu- ding stillbirths, was 253, twenty-one less than last year.
The number recorded for the year including 14 stillbirths, 355. Of this number 88 occurred in other places and were brought to this city for interment, or as in the case of the seamen drowned off Plum Island in Newbury and Salisbury beach in Salisbury and removed to this city by order of the medical ex- aminer, deaths are recorded here though in some cases the in- terment was in another place.
Interments in this city always exceed the deaths-this year 26 -- more brought from other places than were removed by that number. Of those removed 24 were interred in Newbury (Old- town) and two in West Newbury.
Deaths by months and quarters :
First Quarter.
Fourth Quarter. Jan. ... IO April. ... 26 July . . . . . . 27
Feb. 25 May .... 26 Aug .21 Mar 28 June . . . . 17 Sept . . . . . 19
69 Third Quarter.
Oct. . . . . . 24
Nov . 20
Dec. . . . . . 24
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The number of deaths from zymotic diseases, 16, two more than last year. Typhoid fever, 8; croup, 4; diphtheria, 2 ; measles, 2.
Deaths from heart disease, so called, takes first place, 21 ; taking the place so long held by consumption, and perhaps for the same reason. Old age next, 18; cancer and consumption, each 16; paralysis, 14; pneumonia, 12 ; apoplexy, 10.
Deaths from all causes (not including stillbirths, ) under ten years of age, 73 ; deaths 60 years old and upwards, 99; and of this latter number five were over 90 years of age.
Average age, 41.9 years. Further information can be had by reference to tabulated list hereto annexed.
GEORGE H. STEVENS,
Registrar.
63 Second Quarter.
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Statement of Deaths in the City of Newburyport for Year 1896.
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26
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SEWERS 1896.
REPORT.
-
To the Joint Standing Committee on Sewerage, City of Newburyport :
GENTLEMEN :- Subjoined please receive the prin- cipal doings of the department you committed to me for 1896:
There have been laid out, graded, and personally directed, ninety-four (94) separate drains, and the connection to the public sewer well done. Plumbers have been furnished with advice as to preliminary location, in view of contracts. The records in the register kept for that purpose, are before you.
Certain appearances in the book need explanation. The twelve or fourteen lines on page 25 are all the record left to me by my predecessor of the work of 1895, except a pencil mark at part of the Y's in the location books, and sundry loose and not accurate papers backed in pencil. It was not creditable to skip a page already properly begun, (24) and enter my doings on the next leaf. From the rough memo-
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
randa, and by inquiry and investigation I have com- posed the best record I can, cancelling page 25 by a foot note; and it is hoped to be fairly correct and satisfactory. Seventy Y's or more were unmarked; over twenty of these could be proved, where I laid the drains, and I hope by calling up the plumbers to help me measure the ground over, to supply this very essential information in its place. I shall feel well paid for this, which involves many days and walks, if you will, as you may, remove the claim that a super- intendent should pay the necessary carting for tools to work with.
It was arranged and ordered to build a sewer in Coffin's Court, and consideration showed that it would be bad engineering to follow the present grade of the court, which is very sharp at the top. The work was therefore laid out so as to allow a good cut from the high ridge, and have the sewer fit to be extend- ed three or four hundred feet when the court shall be extended so as to open some very desirable house lots in the rear land. Hence the manhole at the head was made about 15 feet deep. The work was begun June 15, and finished in good shape June 21, 316 feet long.
Pipe was on hand worth $ 46 80
Construction cost. 197 94
Totat cost of the sewer and manhole. $244 74 -
287
SUPERINTENDENT OF SEWERS.
The balance of six-inch pipe on hand has been sold to the water commission at about cost, and cash credited to Sewer Construction Account.
The ninety-four drains laid this year drained :
Allen street. .5
Fruit street 2 Milk street. .7
Atwood
.2 Green
3 Parsons 66
.2
Beck 66
. I Hancock " 2
Pond 66
.4
Birch
.8
Harris
. 2 Prospect ' ·4
Boardman“ Harrison " . I Purchase‹‹
Broad
.5
High
.12
Ship
.2
Bromfield“
.2
Kent
. .2
State
19
Buck 66
. I
Liberty 66
.3
Spring
· ·4
Carter
. I
Lime 66
.4 Strong 66
.2
Charles " .2
Lunt
.2
Summer "
.9
Charter
. . 2
Market
·7
Temple
.2
Coffin's Ct. .3
Marlboro“ . 2 Unicorn 66
Dove street .2 Merrill 66
. I Vernon “ .. . . 2
Fair
. 2 Merrimack .6 Washington st. .. 3
Federal 66
.. 2 Middle 6
. . I Water street . ... . 5
Separate establishments or tenements, total 162, thus classified :
8 stores, total in sewer. 132
6 halls, including schools, total in sewer 50
136 tenements, total in sewer 1,060
I hotel and boarding house, total in sewer .... 23
IO shops, offices and factories, " "
... 105
Total users of sewers.
1,370
Other work especialy noted :
Perambulation by the committee, at the opening of spring inspection, interest flagged after main sewer above Market square was viewed, and only the chair-
. . 2
.3
.3
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
man made the complete round back to State street, Alderman Coffin being a close second. Councilman Perkins did the work for the south end. What you saw needs no report.
April 3 a bad stoppage showed in Franklin street, requiring very hard labor of one man boring, the first soft spot reached at 172 feet, shortly after which the whole matter filling 400 feet of sewer and two manholes passed out and was washed away, probably a year's collection. This sewer had been untouched by care for twenty months.
February 29 a small obstruction in Liberty street required 148 feet of rods to tap it, and one-half day's work to clear.
May 6, stoppage on Strong street, tapped by 280 feet of rods. Had been flowing up hill into Atkin- son street, and over the summit into Boardman street without discovery.
May 7 to 16, entire emptying of dirt pans and clearing of collections, one of the worst being found in Ship street; when 180 feet sewer and one man- hole were full, until relieved by tapping with a 70 foot rod and chisel. June 23, Temple street was plugged up by sand from J. M. Greenough's stable floor, the hardest stoppage ever found since sewer was in use. Two days two men tried to open it, 162 feet
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SUPERINTENDENT OF SEWERS.
rods at last started the trouble. A neglected settling cistern the cause; outlet raised one foot and made more safe, no trouble since.
Further details are needless, it suffices to show that a neglected system will soon be a useless one.
The sewers are now in good working condition everywhere; there is no up hill sewer, in spite of the repeated statement. The slow one above Boardman was built for the whole sixth and seventh wards, 50 years hence, and not for the fifth, a ten inch would answer for that, and 21 houses cannot be expected to run a sewer of a slow grade of five times the size needed. It will come all right with time and proper care, and small cost for that.
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